Carmel Beach surf break

Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 PDT
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)991212888815151515151515101414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11511557568078776357686664547581818181776967989896
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
ESE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
N
0
SSW
5
NNE
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
1.42
10:13PM
1.39
10:07AM
1.36
10:39PM
1.45
10:54AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.38
3:47PM
-0.04
4:09AM
0.24
4:19PM
0.08
4:52AM
0.13
4:48PM
0.22
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--6:56-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:28-------7:29--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191815171515141514141415151414131313131416151414
Feels °C (?)171714161312131412121314121111101111111112121212
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